WASH Specialist

• Oversee implementation of water supply systems, sanitation facilities, solid waste systems, and hygiene promotion activities.

• Plan and conduct regular monitoring visits with field managers to ensure WASH interventions meet standards and timeframes.

• Ensure compliance with ESF safeguards, environmental standards, and technical specifications.

• Prepare monitoring checklists, site inspection reports, and technical feedback for field teams.

• Provide continuous guidance and technical troubleshooting during implementation.

• Assess the quality of WASH interventions during field visits and provide actionable recommendations.

3- Coordination, Networking & Stakeholder Engagement (20% of the time):

• Establish and maintain strong partnerships with relevant government agencies, civil society organizations, other consortium members and other stakeholders to leverage resources and maximize impact.

• Represent CARE and the project with key stakeholders, and at conferences, workshops, meetings, and other relevant industry gatherings.

• Lead team to provide effective coordination between and guidance to implementing partners, regional and district governments, project participants, and other key stakeholders.

• Lead WASH-related engagement with Village Councils and community-based groups.

• Represent the project in WASH coordination forums and government-led platforms.

• Advocate for best practices in BCC, WASH governance, and community participation.

• Provide technical inputs to municipal partners on local WASH planning and service delivery improvements.

• Supervise the administration of sub-recipient awards to ensure technical and financial compliance with donor and CARE standards.

4- Capacity Building, Training, and Knowledge Support (20% of the time):

A) Qualifications (Know How)

• A university degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Civil Engineering, Hydrology, or a relevant discipline ideally from a foreign institution.

B) Experience/ Technical Skills

• 15 years of relevant work experience in design and implementation of WASH projects/practices among the rural and underprivileged communities.

• Preferably, experience of working in similar projects/assignments (related to WASH), in similar capacity, with international donors, and in organizations with comparable conditions.

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